1955 United States 1/4 Dollar Value
The 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1955 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
How much is a 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1955 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1955
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1955, that is exactly as it should be.
Why the 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar is worth money
The 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
Context adds the final layer to the 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1955 United States 1/4 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)
Washington head l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; QUARTER DOLLAR
eagle standing on bundle of arrows, head l., wreath below
Measured 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
3 physically measured 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.4373 |
| 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.4372 |
| 1955 United States 1/4 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.4374 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.